Garment-supported tool-carrier



R R. THOMAS.

Patented Oct. 5, 1920.

WITNESS: v I N VEN TOR: BY I 9 I J-dwd,

unrrno STATES PATENT QFFICE.

RICHARD H. THOMAS, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

GARMENT-SUPPORTED TOOL-CARRIER.

Application filed May 5, 1920.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD H. THOMAS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful Garment-Supported Tool-Carrier, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

This invention relates to a holder that is designed to be connected to aworkmans garment, more particularly to his overalls, to carry afrequently-used tool, for example a paper-hangers shears, the inventionhaving reference more particularly to a tool carrier that is designed topermit a tool to be quickly and readily placed in it without requiringobservation of the workman, and

also permitting the tool to be readily reached and withdrawn for use. v

An object ofthe invention is to provide a tool-carrier which shall be soconstructed as to be capable of being firmly secured to a garment, suchas overalls, and which may be further supported if desired by the workmans belt when a heavy tool is to be carried. Another object is toprovide a toolcarrier which shall be especially adapted for carryinglong shears such as used by ing the tool to interfere with free movementof the workman on a ladder, which carrier shall be durable andeconomical in use.

lVith the above-mentioned and other objects in View, the inventionconsists in a tool-carrier having certain novel features of constructionwhereby improved results are obtained in use; and, the inventionconsists also further in the novel parts or fea tures, and in thecombinations and arrangements thereof, as hereinafter particularlySpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1920.

Serial No. 379,114.

described and further defined in the accompanying claims.

Referring to the drawings,Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improvedtool-carrier; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the toolcarrierrepresented as beingconnected to a workmans garment and furthersupported by the workmans belt, and illustrating a paper-hangers shearsin the carrier, the garment and the belt and also the shears being shownby broken lines; Fig. 3 is a top view of the improved carrier; Fig. 4 isa top view of the carrier and shear blades in transverse sectionarranged as when the shears are being inserted in the carrier; Fig. 5 isa transverse vertical section of the carrier; and, Fig. 6 is afragmentary detail of associated parts of the carrier.

Similar reference characters in the different figures of the drawingsindicate corresponding elements or features of construction hereinreferred to in detail.

In the drawings the numeral 1 indicates the clothed body of the workman,2 the workmans overalls and 3 the workmans belt; and 4 and 5 indicateshear blades, 6 the larger handle eye and 7 the smaller handle eye ofthe shears which the carrier is more particularly designed toaccommodate. rier comprises a base plate 8 designed to be arrangeduprightly against the workmans right leg or thigh and it has a concavelower right-hand edge portion 9 so that an upper guide extension 10 isformed of less depth than the body portion of the plate, the extensionbeing curved rearw ardly to approximately fit to the leg. At thelefthand side or edge of the base plate it has a rearwardly curved guideextension 11 at the upper portion of the plate. The carrier has a sheathmember comprising a curved base portion 12 extending from the plate 8below the extension 11 to support the handle eye 6 of the shears, and afront portion 13 extending from the portion 12 and divergently withrespectto the plate 8. The curved portion 12 of the sheath has anoutwardly extending flange or bead 14: at its top to afford amplesurface for supporting the shear handle and to also stiffen the curvedportion. The main portion of the sheath extends downward a suitabledistance toward but not as far as the lower edge of the plate 8, and aportion of its top edge As preferably constructed the carthe curvedportion 12. The lower right- I hand portion of the sheath member is cuttop edge -13-. The extension 16 has 'a'hinge' away so as to form aconcave edge 15 and to leave a relatively narrow extension 16, the topedge 17 of which is higher than the member 18 integral therewith whichextends from the top edge 17 downward toward but not as far as the loweredge ofthe extension so that a recess 19 is formed for av purpose whichwill become apparent. An arm 20 is provided which has aright-angledshaft 21 thereon which is rotatively ar ranged in the hinge member andextends downward through it. The arm 20 has a locking-bar 22 on its endwhich extends forwardly at an obtuse angle relatively to the arm, andthe end of the bar preferably has a downward extending stop finger 23thereon to engage the front of the sheath member,thelocking-barextending over the top of the member and may be partiallysup.- portedthereon so as to afford a support for the handle eye 7 ofthe shears when the arm 20 is held in contact with the plate'8. Thelower end of the shaft 21 has a slot 24 therein, a coil spring 25 isarranged on the projecting portion of the shaft and masked in the recess19 so as to not be obstructive, and the spring has one arm '26 extendinginto said slot and another arm 27 in contact with the back of theextension 16 below the hinge member 18. The base plate is provided witha suitable number of pins for detachably securing it to the workmansgarment, there being preferably three pins so as to firmly secure. thecarrier in place "and prevent it from tilting. The securing pins may bevariously constructed but preferably comprise base rods 28, 29 and 30respectively, which preferably are passed through loops .31, 32 and 33'respectively,

'which are pressed from the metal of the carrier base, one beingadjacent to the extension ll and another in the extension 10;

and pointed pins 34, 35 and 36 are formed integral with the base rodsrespectively,

3 the lower portion of each base rod having 7 receive a supporting strap10 which has a a catch 37 formed thereon to retain the adjacent pin. Thelower portion of each base rod preferably is secured to the base plateby means of solder 38.

Preferably the upper portion of the base,

plate 8 has a horizontal slot 39 therein to loop 11 to receive and besupported by the belt 3. r

In practical use, the carrier being in po sitionas described, the spring25 holds the ar1n20 with slight pressure against the plate 8. Theworkman holding the shears thrusts the blade sidewiseagainst the arm 20which is swung away from the plate 8 by the shear blades, the bladessliding against shears from falling away from behind the sheath member.lVhen the workman again needs the shears he can readily find the handlesand withdraw the shears from the carrier, being permitted to readilypull them upward therefrom. As the workman moves about, the shears hangsecurely in the carrier and the well supported handle eyes prevent themfrom tilting about and becoming obstructive.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is--. V

1. A tool-carrier including a base plate, a sheath member extending fromthe base plate and having an end extension and a top extension, thesheath member havinga bead on its top adjacent to the base plate, an armhaving a shaft rotatively supported by the end extension and having alsoa locking'bar thereon guided upon the top extension of the sheathmember, the shaft terminating 'adja'centto the lower edge of theextension,

and a spring connected with the shaft of the arm adjacent to its end andalso with the end extension of the sheath member.

2. A tool-carrier including a base plate having rearwardly curvedextensions on the upper; portions of j the two opposite ends thereof,the plate having a sheath member comprising a forwardly-curvedi baseportion extending-fromfan end of the base plate belowone of theextensions thereof anda front portion extending from the base portion,the curved base portion having a flange extendingbutward from the topthereof, said front portion having an end extension, the upper portionof the end extension having a hinge member thereon, a locking arm havinga shaft rotatively supported by said hinge memberand having also a baron its end that extends across the top of said extension and has'adownward extending short; projection on its end, the lower end of saidshaft having a coil spring thereon, the spring having an arm connectedto the shaft and anarm engaging said end extension, anda plurality ofpins secured to the upper portion ofthe back of the base plate.

. 3. A tool-carrier including a base plate having rearwardly-curvedextensions on the upper portions of the two; opposite ends thereof, theupper portion of the plate having a slot thereon to receive a hanger,the plate having also a sheathmember compris ing a forwardly-curved baseportion extending froman endof the base plate below one of theextensions thereof and a front portion extending from the curved baseportion, the curved base portion having a flange extending outward fromthe top thereof, said front portion having an end extension and a topextension, the upper portion of the end extension having a hinge memberthereon, a locking arm having a shaft rotatively supported by said hingemember and having a bar on its end that extends across the top of saidtop extension and has a down- Ward-extending projection on its end, thelower end of said shaft having a slot therein, a coil spring on saidshaft and having an arm secured in said shaft slot and an arm engagingsaid end extension, and a plurality of securing pins mounted on the backof said base plate.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

. RICHARD R. THOMAS.

Witnesses HOMER L. ARCHER, E. T. SILVIUs.

